Bird and fish deaths caused by formaldehyde?
This analysis makes an
excellent case. .
2011 Jan 8 from Andrea Silverthorne
Please see the
attached report I wrote for my final paper in Environmental Ethics at St
Thomas University. It was written before the current episode of bird and
fish deaths, as shown on the
Google map, and they are clearly attributable to methane oxidation to
formaldehyde. It cause acidosis, which burns the lining of the blood vessels
and damages organs feigning trauma. Formaldehyde turns to formic acid in the
body which is naturally occurring, but massive amounts kills you. As in any
other acidic reaction, once it reacts, there is little trace of it left.